The House Coast Guard and Maritime Infrastructure Subcommittee held its first hearing under the chairmanship of Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R.-Miss) on Feb. 5. Entitled “America Builds: Maritime Infrastructure,” the hearing covered
HII (NYSE: HII) reports that Derek Murphy has been promoted to vice president of new construction aircraft carriers at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. In his new role, Murphy will have responsibility
Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.-8), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss,-1) introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act,
by Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC Global maritime supremacy has been a cornerstone of our national security for decades. However, today, we have not only lost this supremacy, we are
Bollinger Shipyards yesterday announced the delivery of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) John Witherspoon at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 58th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the
Conrad Shipyard reports that it has successful delivered the first of class Yard, Repair, Berthing, Messing vessel YRBM 57 to the U.S. Navy, marking a significant milestone in the shipyard’s longstanding history.
Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard yesterday floated out Star Princess, the second LNG-fueled cruise ship that the shipbuilder is building for Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises brand. With a gross tonnage of approximately 178,000 tons,
Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark has delivered the first of the two new welded-aluminum 50-foot fireboats it is building for Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Annapolis, Md. (see earlier story).
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Austal USA LLC, a subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) yesterday entered a guilty plea and agreed to pay $24 million to resolve
CSS Asterix, a combat support ship created by converting and transforming a containership, is to continue to support the Royal Canadian Navy for some years yet. Ottawa-headquartered Inocea Group member Federal Fleet
